Wild Greens of India: Unlocking the Potential of Non-timber Forest Produce for Tribal Livelihoods in India

Wild Greens of India: Unlocking the Potential of Non-timber Forest Produce for Tribal Livelihoods in India

Authors

  •   SK. Sahanawaz Alam   1Department of Botany, Garhbeta College, Garhbeta, Paschim Mednipur, West Bengal
  •   Kadambini Das   University Department of Botany, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar
  •   Bhagwati Prashad Sharma   Department of Botany, Sidharth Government College, Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh
  •   Avinash R. Nichat   Department of Zoology, M.V.V. Govt. P.G. College, Bhakhara, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh
  •   Sanjeet Kumar   Biodiversity and Conservation, Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha
  •   Rajkumari Supriya Devi   Biodiversity and Conservation, Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha
  •   Sugimani Marndi   Biodiversity and Conservation, Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i7/170773

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Kadambini Das, University Department of Botany, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

University Department of Botany, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India

Bhagwati Prashad Sharma, Department of Botany, Sidharth Government College, Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh

Department of Botany, Sidharth Government College, Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh, India

Published

2025-08-18

How to Cite

Alam, S. S., Das, K., Sharma, B. P., Nichat, A. R., Kumar, S., Devi, R. S., & Marndi, S. (2025). Wild Greens of India: Unlocking the Potential of Non-timber Forest Produce for Tribal Livelihoods in India. Indian Forester, 151(7), 698‐702. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i7/170773

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